https problems when behind a proxy

[Paul Osman]

On 19-Sep-06, at 2:08 PM, Kihara Muriithi wrote:

> Hallo all,
>  I have come across this problem a couple of time. When I set a  
> laptop running Redhat behind a proxy (Window ISA in one case and  
> Webmarshall on the other), I can not visit any site that use https.  
> The problem manifest itself with the browser taking really long to  
> pull anything and finally throwing an error the address could not  
> be found. However, if I log on a Window box behind the same proxy,  
> everything seems to work smoothly. I am very sure the problem is  
> not related to any configuration on my Linux installation as a  
> clean install on another box ended in the same error.
>  Would somebody by any chance have come accross this problem? What  
> is the best way to figure out the route of the problem?
> Please assist.
>
> William

It's probably to do with your browser's proxy settings. I think most  
browsers allow you to enter different proxy servers for HTTP and SSL.  
Make sure the settings are correct for both.

Cheers,
Paul
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